What color is #535377?

#535377 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535377?

The RGB value is 83, 83, 119: 83 red, 83 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535377?

The complementary color is #777753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535377?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535377 color

#535377 rgb(83, 83, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #535377 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 32.5% green and 46.7% blue (83, 83, 119).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#535377 color codes

HEX	`#535377`
RGB	`rgb(83, 83, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 32.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 30%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.66, 8.96, -20.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.66, 22.31, 293.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.989, 9.357, 18.729)`
Decimal	`5460855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535377, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #535377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#535377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #535377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535377; }
.text { color: #535377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 83 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535377, #655377); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #535377?: #535377 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535377?: The RGB value is 83, 83, 119: 83 red, 83 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535377?: The complementary color is #777753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535377?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.